Was told ‘You can’t build underground.’ Got dream buried dome fully permitted by Kirsten Dirksen on November 16, 2025 Brad was told, “You can’t build underground.” He proved them wrong, self-building the buried dome he had envisioned & getting …
20 years building underground maze of natural-light tunnel homes by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2025 Twenty years ago, Zach and Allison Anderson began digging into a hillside on their property in Grass Valley, California, to …
He created prefab kit to self-build underground homes on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on October 5, 2025 Dave has spent the past decade refining ways to build affordable underground homes. We last visited him to see his …
Turning giant Cold War missile silo into 50-ton-door underground home by Kirsten Dirksen on August 24, 2025 In the early 1990s, retired engineer David McIntyre bought what most people would see as an empty underground shell: a …
Hidden bunker-like gem is actually affordable, underground family home by Kirsten Dirksen on April 20, 2025 Just beyond the olive groves of Sikamino, Greece, a jagged seam in the earth quietly declares its presence. In a …
Mike Oehler’s last hurrah: underground living & lessons from the earth by Nicolás Boullosa on January 9, 2025 Back-to-the-lander Mike Oehler reimagined earth-sheltered living in the early 1970s, sure of the potential—and need—of underground housing. His experiments are …
Humanity’s playful, long-held passion for underground dwellings by Nicolás Boullosa on March 30, 2022 In Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar’s autobiographical movie, we feel entitled to go back to the director’s idealized childhood. We …
Dugout shelters & pit-houses: benefits of thermal inertia by Nicolás Boullosa on May 31, 2013 Whether in homes or greenhouses, partially buried buildings (pit-houses, dugout shelters) benefit from thermal stability and the heating and cooling …
